Delhi Police file chargesheet naming Dawood

The Delhi Police have filed a 6000-page chargesheet on the spot-fixing case which took place during the sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday and named underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel as the fountainheads of the fixing and betting racket in India.

This is the first time in more than a decade that Dawood has been named as an accused in any case. The chargesheet names a total of 39 persons as accused for offences of cheating and conspiracy under sections of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). 10 of the accused are absconding.

Other accused in the case include tainted Rajasthan Royals cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan, who were arrested in May on the basis of phone conversations and footage of IPL matches where they were caught giving predetermined signals to bookies. While Sreesanth and Chavan are out on bail, Chandila still remains in custody.

The Delhi Police has moved court for the cancellation of bail granted to Sreesanth, Chavan and 19 others. They have also got non-bailable warrants against Dawood and Chota Shakeel.